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title: "DHSC: AI Ambassador Network"
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# DHSC: AI Ambassador Network

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a5f6aa80-1ccb-4d38-9b00-46b5aedfda53

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) commissioned a national evaluation of the AI Ambassador Network, which DHSC leads and oversees. The work is market research and evaluation services, intended to assess the network rather than deliver the network itself. The requirement is national in scope, with the procurement listing London as a delivery address and the United Kingdom as the wider location. Edinburgh Innovations Limited was selected to carry out the evaluation. This requirement is suited to organisations providing independent evaluation and research services for public programmes, particularly those able to work across a national network. The buyer is DHSC.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Edinburgh Innovations Limited on 25 September 2026. The award is valued at £46,100. The estimated procurement range was £46,100 to £55,320. The contract runs from 25 September 2026 to 10 May 2027. DHSC used a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The process had a submission deadline of 24 September 2026 at 12 noon. The published evaluation basis and detailed eligibility requirements are not reflected in the procurement information. It was a single national requirement, with no lots identified. The process was classified as a service procurement for market research.

This award demonstrates demand from DHSC for a national evaluation of a health-related network, with delivery expected within a defined, relatively short project period. Suppliers seeking comparable work would need credible evaluation and market research capability, including the ability to assess a programme operating across a national network and produce findings useful to the department overseeing it. Experience with public-sector programme evaluation and the capacity to coordinate research at national scale would be relevant strengths. The successful provider, Edinburgh Innovations Limited, is identified as an SME, showing that a smaller supplier secured this work. The call-off route through a dynamic purchasing system is also relevant to suppliers considering how to position themselves for similar requirements from DHSC.

## Notice

DHSC are procuring a national Evaluator to conduct an evaluation of the AI Ambassador Network which they lead and oversee.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8e9bfa5-e658-41e1-a6ee-50380670d5ad |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Sep 2026 - 10 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £55,320 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £46,100 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department of Health and Social Care |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | University of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 10:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8e9bfa5-e658-41e1-a6ee-50380670d5ad

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8e9bfa5-e658-41e1-a6ee-50380670d5ad
  22nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8166d67c-a706-40a1-a251-368aa983bef2
  C21841 Final-Order-Form-AI Ambassador Network pdf_Redacted

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